Susie Sutton
American actress ( -1956)
Susie Sutton (died February 1956) was an American actress who appeared in theater and films. She was a member of the Lafayette Players from 1917 until 1922 before joining productions by I. M. Weingarden from 1922 to 1924. In later theater productions she continued with Weingarden's company troupe until founding her own vaudeville troupe in 1926 called the Susie Sutton Company, though she also took part in productions with the Alhambra Players in the late 1920s. Her role in The Green Pastures in 1930 as Noah's wife is one of her most well known stage roles.
Career
As a child, Sutton participated in church and sunday school singing and performing. She had a role in a production of "Little Buttercup". Her early theatrical work took place at the Crown Garden Theater in Indianapolis, with her presenting comedic drama monologues such as "The Maid" and "Italian Woman" from 1913 through 1915. This led to her joining the Lafayette Players in 1917 and starred in multiple theater acts with them until 1922. During that time period, she quickly became considered the head of the African American comedy troupe among the Players.
After leaving the troupe in 1922, she joined in with theater productions by showrunner I.M. Weingarden in New York.
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